Humanities at Work Fairfield House, Bath
Students undertaking the ‘Humanities at Work’ module have
been busy this year! As well as interesting work placements and projects some had the outcomes of their work shared in the media and online. A number of brave students took part in a fashion show at Green Park Station called 200 years of Bathing in Bath where they modelled bathing costumes from years gone by. The event was held in aid of Cleveland Pools Project which is raising funds to help restore and reopen Britain’s last open air Georgian lido situated in Bath. More information is available here Another group of students worked with the Downside Abbey Library to contribute to an historic archive of bookplates. The collection is largely compiled from that of one man, Daniel Parsons (1811-1887) who was part of the Oxford Movement and had a lifelong passion for the subjects of heraldry. Over his lifetime he collected thousands of book plates. More information here Fairfield House in Bath welcomed a number of students on work placement. It was the Bath home of His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie, when the Ethiopian government was in exile during World War Two. Some of the students produced leaflets giving the history of the house, an educational pack and a comprehensive timeline tracing his family back to Soloman. Finally, another group of students are part of an on-going project with Marine Lives to transcribe and research the papers which originated in the High Court of Admiralty, London, from 1650 to 1669. Four students Rachel Carter, Emily-Jane Farimond, Bethan Reynolds and Thomas Davies have been working on this collaborative online project with others from across the globe.
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